Adjustable shade-support.



C. F. SMITH.

ADJUSTABLE SHADE suPPomf APPLICA'HO flLD HQE. 5| 19X?.

Patnted. Deo. 25, 191?.

@XminY/HA CHARLES F. SMITH, OF BROOKLYN, NEVI YORK.

ADJUSTABLE SHADE-SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters. YEet-tent. f Patentgd Dee, 25., 19.17-,

Application led February 5, 1917. Serial No. 146,799.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, inthe county of Kings, State o-f New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Shade- Supports; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descrip* tion of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the saine. f

rIhis invention relates to shade holders.

The object of the invention is to improve the type of shade holders or brackets which are adapted for attachment to window frames in a variety of positions and for a variety of uses. More particularly, it is the object of this invention to provide a Shade bracket or holder which is adapted to be at'- tached to a window frame either at the top or bottom, or to the sides or stile's of the frame, the bracket elements being mounted upon a unitary structure which is extensible for the purpose of adapting the structure to windows of various dimensions.

It is also an object to provide in connection with this device, curtain supporting brackets which are removable at will so that when the bracket is used under circumstances where the curtains are not used, the curtain supporting device may be dispensed with.

lVith the above objects in view and such others as may hereinafter appear, my invention will now be fully set forth and described, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the device mounted upon a window frame over the window opening,

Fig. 2 is a similar view of the device mounted upon a sill,

Fig. 3 is a view of one end of the device mounted upon the window Stiles,

Fig. 4 is a perspective view broken away in the middle, showing the application of curtain rod supports to the device,

Fig. 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Fig. 4, and

Fig. 6 is a section on line 6--6 of Fig. 4.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 represents the top trim of a window frame into which is driven a pair of staplelike supports which are adapted to receive the tongues 8 which are formed in the bodies of a pair of extensible members 4, said tongues being stamped from the elements 4 so as to project downwardly and are spaced on their free edges from the bodies of the elements 4 so lthat the staple-like supports 2 may be passed below and then around the tongues. y

The elements 4 are preferablyform'ed with the marginal corrugations Vor ribs 5 which intert when the elements 4 are overlapped, and' provide a suitable sliding connection between the elements.' Adjacent their overlapped ends the elements 4 are longitudi-V nally slotted, and upon the end of each is secured the slide blocks or plates 6 and 7, as by the rivets 8, so that the elements 4 are securely coupled together in slidable or eX- tensible relation. n p

The ends of the elements 4 have upturn'ed therefrom or secured thereto, the Vupstaii'dv ing brackets 9 which are' lprovided along their longitudinal'edges witlrtheV channels or slides 10, these being formed preferably by overturning the edges of the brackets in Vopposing relation. One of the brackets 9 is provided with the usual slot 11 for the reception of the spring end of the curtain roller, while the other bracket 9 is provided with the usual circular bearing 12.

Also formed in the ends or brackets 9 are the vertical key-hole slots 13 which are utilized when it is desired to secure the curtain brackets between the stiles of a window, as indicated in FiO. 3, this arrangement being preferable, or necessary in some cases, and not interfering with the manipulation of the curtain or the window sash.

The longitudinal slides 10 above described are designed to receive the curtain rod brackets 14 and 15 which are preferably formed of sheet metal plates having their rear ends slotted as at 16 so that when the plates are introduced into the slide-ways 10, they will not interfere with the projecting ends of the curtain roller bearings. T he plate 14 is provided. with an ordinary tubular bearing 17 while the opposite plate l5 is provided with a trough-like bearing 1S which has the vertical pin 19 rising therefrom, this arrangement being designed to receive the curtain rod 20 which is adapted to be first projected through the tubular bearing and then seated in the trough-like bearing, the pin 18 passing through a corresponding socket or opening formed transversely in the rod. The rod is formed of telescopic sections, so

that it may be adjusted to the extensions of the elements 4.

The device has been described in its application to the top of a window casing, both upon the outside and between the stiles. When the device is to be used upon a window sill so that the curtain may be drawn upwardly, the base formed by the sections 4 is removably mounted upon staple-like supports 2l of like form to the supports 2 above described which are driven into the window sill and receive the tongues 3 in horizontal relation. The curtain is mounted in the brackets at the ends of the base 4 .in the usual manner, and when desired, the curtain is drawn upwardly across the window opening in an obvious manner. If desired, the bracket arrangement as just described may be employed to support a curtain roller having screening mounted therefrom, the free end of the screening being secured to the lower end of the sash, and drawn across the window opening as the lower Vsash is raised, thereby providing a constant screen closure for the uncovered portion of the window opening. By fastening the base 4 vertically upon a window frame at one side thereof, the device may be used to support a screen roller for use in combination with a sliding window sash where the sash is moved to one side to open the window.

From the foregoing it is obvious that I have provided a simple window shade and curtain supporting device which Vis adaptable in a practically universal manner to support curtains under any condition. It should also be noted, as an important feature of this structure, that in case of fire or other emergency, the entire shade and shade support, as a unit may be instantaneously removed from the window frame without the use of tools or other mechanical aids.

What I claim as my invention is A combination curtain and-shade support, comprising in combination a pair of eXtensible base elements, shade brackets extending from the free ends of the base elements, said brackets being outwardly turned into right angular extensions and the longitudinal edges of said brackets being out-turned into opposing slideways, curtain rod supporting plates removably engaged with the slide- Ways, said supporting plates serving to lock the shade roller in position, and tongues cut from the bodies of the base plates between their marginal edges, said tongues providing mounting devices for removable insertion into retaining staples.

In testimony whereof, I aHiX my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES F. SMITH.

Witnesses:

C. H. BOUNDER, J. E. RUSSELL.

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Washington, I). C. 

